Girl killed in Bajaur blast

KHAR: A young girl was killed and six others injured in a roadside remote-controlled bomb blast on Thursday. Official sources said that unidentified miscreants planted a remote-controlled explosive device by a roadside in Chaarmang area of Bajaur Agency that exploded when a group of young girls were passing by the scene. One girl died on the spot while six others sustained wounds as a result of the blast. The injured girls were shifted to a hospital for treatment in Khar, the tribal headquarters of Bajaur Agency. The security forces cordoned of the area after the incident and launched a search operation.